Madrid impress in 2018/19 La Liga opener

Real Madrid started life without Cristiano Ronaldo on a high as they emerged with a commanding 2 nil victory over local rivals Getafe at the Santiago Bernabeu in their opening game of the 2018/19 La Liga season.

The goals were scored by Dani Carvajal in the 20th minute and Gareth Bale in the 51st minute. This effectively meant that Julen Lopetegui started his league campaign with Los Blancos by bagging all three points.

However, the excitement of the win was blighted by a decline in the number of Madridistas who thronged to the Santiago Bernabeu stadium for the game.

The attendance on the night was 48,446, which was a sharp contrast to their record lowest attendance of 61,568 in a maiden game at the Bernabeu in the 2016/17 season.